An Autopsy Case of Primary Biliary Cholangitis with Histological Submassive Hepatic Necrosis Caused by Acute Hepatitis E Virus Infection.
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SUBMITTER: Koyama M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8263169 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
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An Autopsy Case of Primary Biliary Cholangitis with Histological Submassive Hepatic Necrosis Caused by Acute Hepatitis E Virus Infection.
Koyama Mizuki M Yamazaki Tomoo T Joshita Satoru S Ito Akihiro A Ono Kazuyuki K Watanabe Takayuki T Yamashita Yuki Y Sugiura Ayumi A Kobayashi Mikiko M Sato Yoshinori Y Takahashi Masaharu M Okamoto Hiroaki H Umemura Takeji T
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 20210201 12
A 59-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with cirrhotic primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) 5 years earlier was admitted for severe jaundice (total bilirubin: 30.1 mg/dL). We suspected that her cirrhotic PBC had deteriorated acutely for some reason. Her general condition deteriorated quickly, and she passed away on day 18 of admission. Hepatitis E virus (HEV)-IgA antibodies were positive, and Genotype 3b HEV involvement was confirmed from a blood sample taken on admission. Histopathological find ...[more]
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